Sharing generated data and managing subscriptions -- rather than selling connected devices -- are the keys to profitability for the Internet of Things, according to a panel that met Thursday in Boston.

Verizon has launched a new partner program expected to be unveiled on Monday that allows a partner from a telecom competitor to automatically retain the same silver, gold or platinum level if they join Verizon.

The research firm NPD Group has unveiled the top 10 access point brands of 2014, with Cisco Systems leaps and bounds ahead of the pack, accounting for nearly 60 percent of total AP units sold last year.

While a large group of EMC's investors continue to hope that EMC will sell parts of itself to create more clear valuation for them, EMC is likely heading in the opposite direction by considering more acquisitions, according to a top analyst.